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Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Lamb Races

Just before sundown every day, something pretty wacky happens at the sheep barn. We started noticing it as a couple years ago when we started having more and more baby lambs. The Farmer came home one night and said it was the weirdest thing.... I should get down there the next day at around sundown.

When he says something is pretty cool, I usually listen. He's not a man of many words. The next evening, Julia and I arrived at almost sunset. He told us to be patient and just wait. We did...... and then it began --- The Lamb Races.

For some untold reason, at sundown, every evening, the lambs start racing around. It's always the larger lambs who are growing so fast. The younger ones don't do it - they've got to be fit and of a big enough size to not fall down and get trampled - just like little kids.

So here it is for you all to enjoy -- a wacky little video from me and Julia and The Farmer. (Sorry about the quality - I'm still learning...) You all are going to think we are a bit nutty -- not much to do on the farm except watch the lambs race around. But oh well......

OMG that was funny, still laughing.I have a westie who does that in the house here in the winter, and we howl at his antics. He does the same thing, back and forth, back and forth. At the cottage he just goes around and around the septic bed it's so funny.Keep the videos coming. You are no Steven Spielberg, but pretty good and you captured the moment.

omgosh, this has been so fun reading your blog everyday with the lambs!Lamb races, guess they need to get their energy out to sleep thru the night ! this was so fun to watch , Loved Julia's wrap up of the event !Kathie

Oh, I can't wait to show this to my daughter after school today. We would be doing the same thing- watching the lamb races! They are adorable with the funniest little voices. This reminds me of "naked time" just before bathtime when the kids were little and would race around the house.

Love it! They're so cute and look so happy just to be lambs! On of my cats does something similar - usually when I get home from work in the evening - just runs and runs around the house, like he stored up all of his energy until I got home. My hyper boy...

I completely understand thesesheep... my kids even my 12 yr olddoes this after dinner before bed!It usually starts like this:"ok kids you need start gettingready for school and bed...Kids: ....aaaaaaaaaaaaaahwhaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa wheeeeeeeeeeyour it......... no you are....marco ....... duck duck goooooose!Me: *sigh* ...who has their stuff for a shower.....?Kids: jinks you owe me a soda..where is Leo....(3 year old)then here he comes running out of the coat closet and runningin a circle until everyone isdoing it. Me: (watching... helplessly)*when they fall to the floor...*ok now who is taking a shower?Kids: she is... he is... they are."until they are pooped out...Love the video! All those cutebabies! You have the most awsomenursery ever! Look at all thosecute babies!Rane~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~*~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

We have also noticed the 'racing lamb' phenomenon in the evenings when our mamas are at the feeder. It is as if the little lambs are saying "Finally I can have some fun while mom is not looking." It is very entertaining!

Looks like babies of all species do this. Our calves race through the barn, in one end and out the other and then around the outside to do it again. And they are very agile, thankfully, since I once happened to be standing in the middle of their raceway. Imagine, 15 or so 100+ pound calves running full bore at you and then watching them changing direction mid air to avoid a collision with you.

Babies are funny. Thanks for the video. I think Julia's hat is cute, too. Fits the girl under it!

What a fascinating phenomena that is!! We lived in the foothills of the Cascades in Washington state and daily visits from deer family were always a treat. They would do this same thing in the evenings. Sometimes it was the babies only and other times the whole family got into the action. Thanks for sharing.

Love the lamb races - we raise beef cattle in North Louisiana and when a small mound of dirt was left in the pasture we noticed the older calves having a game of 'king of the hill' every evening. Their mammas stand by keeping the younger ones safely off the hill as the older ones butt and wrangle for dominance. Great fun on the farm.

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